Where does “kéményseprő” come from?

kéményseprő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kémény, from German kamîn, from Middle High German kamîn, from Old High German kemîn, from Latin camīnus, from Ancient Greek κάμινος — oven, furnace, kiln; flue for warming a room.

kéményseprő (Hungarian): chimney sweep

Definitions

  1. chimney sweep

Ancestry of “kéményseprő”, step by step

kéményseprő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kémény

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankéménychimney
2Germankamînfireplace
3Middle High Germankamîn—
4Old High Germankemîn—
5Latincamīnusfireplace
6Ancient Greekκάμινοςoven, furnace, kiln; flue for warming a room

via Hungarian seprő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianseprőlees, dregs, grounds; the dregs; present...
2HungarianseperAlternative form of söpör; to sweep
3Proto-Turkic*sipür-to sweep

Words derived from “kéményseprő”

Every word from Ancient Greek κάμινος →Every word from Latin camīnus →Every word from Old High German kemîn →